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Chris Holcombe Author
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Author of the Hidden Gotham series, LGBTQ+ mysteries set in the 1920s.
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How a gangster named Nicholas Fife becomes Santa, ie St Nick, on Xmas Eve in order to find his stolen money.

Find out what happens next in THE NAUGHTY LIST, a special holiday short story: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the...

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November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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When a rumination of wearing boring “straight” clothes suddenly gives way to a mystery.

Find out what happens next in the short story THE RED FOX: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the...

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Brown and gold book cover with images of a gun, a glass of whiskey, and a stack of money on a table surrounded by an art deco border. Tendrils of smoke sneak in and out of the title THE RED FOX.
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Numbers was a huge part of local, daily Harlem life in the 20s. The scale of it was massive—reports of 800 numbers runners per day!

Discover this and more in THE BIG TIMER, the 4th Hidden Gotham Novel! www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/...

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Purple cover with a beautiful Black woman in a tux smiling while purple smoke swirls around her and the book title THE BIG TIMER.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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One of my favorite mystery tropes is the searching of a suspect’s room and finding clues.

Find out what these clues mean by reading THE DEVIL CARD, available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook at chrisholcombe.com!

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November 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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When you live above the Cherry Lane Playhouse, you hear all sorts of things. (And it’s often better than radio!)

Dive into THE BLIND TIGER, an atmospheric Queer noir mystery! Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook.

Order at chrisholcombe.com

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November 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Decadent. Duplicitous. Deadly. Dive into some page-turning Queer noir.

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November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Central Park was an autumn spectacle this morning 🍂 🍂
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Who’s Leonard and why is someone trying to ☠️ him? Find out by ordering The Blind Tiger, the 2nd Hidden Gotham Novel!

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November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Today’s the last day to discover what Finn found out and more at a devilishly discounted price! All formats on sale until tonight and then these ghostly savings disappear! 👻

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November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Our Halloween tree (yes, the huzzband and I have a year round tree that changes every month) and some of the decor. #halloween #yearroundtree #gaysky #lgbtqsky #queersky
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Can’t have a Halloween mystery without an eerie seance. It’s your last chance to get THE DEVIL CARD at a devilish price in all formats! Visit chrisholcombe.com to order them now before the prices are spirited away👻

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November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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When one of Dash’s friends tries to help their local tavern get more customers.

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November 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Not only do you get Halloween-like thrills in THE DEVIL CARD, you get some fascinating NYC history!

All formats on sale at a devilish price! Only until Nov 3 so get your orders in!

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October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Until Nov 3 only, get THE DEVIL CARD, a noir mystery set during Halloween, for a devilish price! Ebook, paperback, and audiobook all discounted! But only until Nov 3.

Order now! www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/...

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October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Guess who voted early today? Cmon, everyone. There’s several key races in many states ranging from Governors to Mayors to State Supreme Courts, and if we don’t show up, the Nazis win even more positions of power. Don’t give em that chance!

#vote #voteearly #votefordemocracy #election2025
October 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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I have been lax in my golden retriever reporting! This morning’s walk saw 6 goldens!!! 0 for Friday bc I had to get up and out of the city first thing in the morning BUT Thursday saw 4, Wednesday only 2, Tuesday 5, and Monday 4!

What a week!
#goldenretriever #goldenfloofs #floof #doglover
Gay blond author smiling bc he’s so damn happy to have numerous golden retrievers (his favorite dog) this week.
October 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Devil Card paperbacks on sale at chrisholcombe.com! For a limited time only at the **devilish** price of $16.66. 😈

Eerie seances. Secret societies. Illegal gambling dens. Threatening letters. A midnight graveyard meeting.

Start your 🎃 read today!
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October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Every day when she can, El puts in her numbers.

Discover the rest of her world in THE BIG TIMER: www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/...

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October 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Special sale for this noir mystery set during #Halloween in the #1920s. Eerie seances, secret societies, a deadly arsonist, and more!

Paperback, ebook, and audiobook all discounted! www.chrisholcombe.com/collections/...

(Psst what do the prices all have in common???)
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October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Party foul in the secret illegal gambling den.

Find out why gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker is there investigating: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the...

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October 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Inspired by a 🪒 scene in the interactive “Sleep No More” show.

Find out what happens next: www.chrisholcombe.com/products/the...

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October 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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For atmosphere, I pull in real news stories occurring during the time period of the plots. In The Devil Card, I reference a real-life murder trial that ***everyone*** in NYC was talking about in the fall of 1926. The O.J. trial of its day.

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October 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM